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CIGARETTE MAKING MACHINE.

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CIGARETTE MAKING MACHINE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC IVILHELM GOTTFRIED PEDERSEN, OF HELLERUP, ANDLUDVIG ADLER AND PETER NICOLAI HOLST, OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK.

CIGARETTE-MAKING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 622,163, dated March28, 1899.

Application filed November 7, 1898. $erial No. 695,712- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILHELM GOTTFRIED PEDERSEN, residing at 17Carolinevej, Hellerup, and LUDVIG ADLER, residing at 42 Vimmelskaftet,and PETER NICOLAI HOLST, residing at 15 Odensegade, Copenhagen, Denmark,subjects of the King of Denmark, have invented a new or ImprovedCigarette-Making Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cigarette-making machine in which thecontents of the cigarette are formed between two dies, one fixed and theother movable, so that it may be inserted subsequently into the paper bythe action of a rod arranged so that it can be moved up and down. Themovement of the rod and of the movable die is obtained by means of ashaft made to oscillate by the action of a pedal. The action of thisshaft causes asmall frame to rise and fall by means of two disksprovided with a lever and rollers. The. object of this is to hold andrelease the paper. The same shaft also actuates a pair of scissors bymeans of bevel-wheels.

Cigarette-making machines of this kind as known at the present timepresent many serious defects.- It may be pointed out especially that theoperator has not both of his hands free, seeing that with the one he isobliged to work the machine. Further, only dry tobacco can be employed,since otherwise all parts of the machine become rusty and the use of drytobacco produces much dust, and as the machines are not constructeddust-proof it is necessary to dismount and clean them repeatedly, and itis a difficult and inconvenient operation to dismount the By the use ofone machine only cigarettes of a certain form can be made and theoperation of cutting the, cigarette cannot be effected in the machine,but must be executed by hand by another operator, so that for eachmachine two operators are required. It is the object of our invention toobviate these inconveniences; and with such and other objects in viewthe invention is embodied in the parts, arrangement, and combinations ofparts hereinafter described, and particularly set forth in the claims.

This invention is represented in the ac companying drawings, in which-Figure I shows the machine in front elevation, and Fig. II the same inplan. Fig. III is a section on line A B of Fig. II. Fig. IV is a sectionon line 0 D of Fig. II. Fig. V shows the machine from the side of thescissors. Fig. VI shows the back of the table and of the pedal. Fig. VIIrepresents the same parts in side elevation.

The shaft 1 carries at one end a belt-driven wheel 2, provided with acounterweight 3 and a stopping device 4. In the machine-frame,consisting of a lower part of cast metal 5 and a cast-metal casing 6, atoothed wheel 7 is keyed on the shaft, Fig. III. This wheel gears witha'rack-bar arranged upon the bottom of the movable frame 8. In thislatter frame an angular groove 9 is provided, passing in an upwarddirection, Fig. II, which incloses a tenon 10, Fig. III, provided with aroller and arranged upon the cover 11, the front edge of which forms acutter, which when displaced sidewise by the groove cuts the tobacco andincloses it. The cover 11 carries the movable part 12 of the glass mold.The box is so constructed that the dust cannot pass out. Theslightly-sunk front part carries the plate 13 and upon the outside thefixed part 50 of the mold, with the stationary cutter 14.

In the front space of the box the shaft 1 carries a fixed disk 15, Fig.II, and a movable disk 16. Each of these disks is provided with a tenonhaving a roller, which in due course lifts the lever 17, Figs. I and II,the long arm of which is held down by a spring 18, while the short armengages with a fork on the back of the small frame 19, which movesvertically and whose upper edge is by the action of the spring forcedagainst the mouthpiece 20. This mouthpiece is arranged in a key or plug'21, Figs. II and V, which passes to the side of the box during thecutting operation and is retained by the action of a conical tenon 22.The front part of the box is closed by a The upper part 6 of the box isheld in position on the lower part 5 by the aid of four conical tenons25, Figs. I and II, so that the dismounting can be effected as easily aspossible after the screw 26 has been unscrewed.

As an example of the manner in which we obtain a very tight fit oneshutter 23 is shown fitting closely to a fixed projecting shutter of thelower part 5 and by the aid of a projecting hub forming the bottom ofthe shaft-bearing, while the movable shutter, likewise provided with aprojecting hub, forms the upper part of the support. A crank 53 isattached to the shaft opposite the shutter 23, and by the aid of a rod27 this crank pulls and pushes the rod 28, by means of which thetobaccocore is inserted into the paper. This rod slides in a tube arrangedbetween the box and a bearing 29, so that the latter can be easilyremoved by unscrewing the bottom spindle 30, and the tenon 31, by whichthe rod 26 is drawn by means of the rod 27, Fig. IV, is provided with aroller 32, which is arranged to rotate between two rails 33 and 34, andthus imparts the necessary stability. Upon the free portion of the shaft1 behind the box a bevel-wheel 35, Fig. II, is mounted, which by the aidof a corresponding wheel 36 actuates a shaft 37, arrangedperpendicularly to the shaft 1.

The shaft 37 carries upon its outside a disk 33, provided with a tenon39, which at the proper moment lifts a lever 40, arranged upon the sameshaft 41 as the movable arms 42 and 43 of the scissors.

The fixed arm 44 is cast into a piece of the lower part of the box,while the other arm 45 is carried by a frame 46, which is adjusted by ascrew 47 and incloses a tube 48, fastened to the shaft 41, on which themovable arm 43 is so arranged that the latter follows the movements ofthe frame 46. A spring 49 again opens the scissors'when the tenon 39 hasreleased the lever 40.

The machine works in the following manner: After the operator has takena suitable quantity of tobacco from a box arranged above the machine andhas placed the same between the two parts of the mold 12 and 50, Fig.III, and after having placed the cylindrical paper cover over themouthpiece 20, Fig. II, he applies pressure upon the pedal, by the aidof which the shaft 1 is turned through an angle of one hundred andeighty-six degrees in the direction of the arrow 51. By the movement ofthe shaft 1 the frame Sis set in motion through the medium of thetoothed wheel 7 and of the rack-bar arranged on the frame 8 in thedirection indicated by the arrow 52, Fig. II. Thus the movement isproduced, and the groove 9 causes the tenon 10, and consequently thecover 11, to move forward, so that the cutting edge of the latter cutsoff the superfluous to-- bacco. The retained tobacco is then pressed bythe glass mold 12 against the part 50 of the mold, FigV, and a tobaccocore is thus formed. At the same time the tenon of the disk 15 holds upthe lever 17 in a resting position, so that the paper cover can beplaced over the mouthpiece 20, Subsequently the lever 17 is moved downby the action of the spring 18, so that the other end of the lever isnow lifted, as well as the paper cover, which is retained between themouthpiece and arm 19, Figs. I and II. The crank 53 then by the actionof the rod 27 commences to move the rod 28, which passes between themold members 12 and 50 and drives the core into the paper cover. Whenthe movement of the rod 28 is stopped, the

tenon of the disk 16 commences to lift the lever 17, whereby the filledcigarette is disengaged and slides from the mouthpiece 20. The same isthen placed by the operator upon the lower arm of the scissors, whichhave been previously adjusted to the length of the cigarette desired. Atthe same time the machine is set in motion, and the bevel-wheels 35 36rotate the disk 38. At the end of the course the tenon 39 of the disk 38exerts a strong pressure against the upper arm 40, so that the upper armis pressed against the lower arm, whereby the cigarette is out andsubsequently drops. 'lVhen the operator releases the pedal, the machineis returned to its position of rest.

If the machine is to be adjusted for another size of cigarette, thescissors may be adjusted by the aid of the screw 47, Fig. I, thuschanging the position of the tenon of the disk 16 relatively to thetenon of the fixed disk 15, whereby the arm 19 is forced to release thecigarette at the proper moment, so as to obtain the suitable length. Foraltering the shape of the cigarette other glass molds 12 and 50 andanother plate 13 are employed and another key or plug 21, with anothermouthpiece 20, is inserted.

Having now described'our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a cigarette-making machine,'thecombination of a closed dust-proof casing, a sliding frame constitutinga part of said casing, means within and protected by said casing foroperating said sliding frame, a tobaccomold having a movable partoperated by said sliding frame, means for holding the wrapper, and meansfor moving the molded tobacco into the wrapper, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a cigarette-making machine, the combination of a closed dust-proofcasing, a sliding frame constituting a part of said casing, means withinand protected by said casing for operating said sliding frame, atobaccomold having a sliding part, engaging'parts on said sliding frameand sliding part for operating the latter by the movement of the former,means for holding the wrapper, and means for moving the molded tobaccointo the wrapper, substantially as described.

3. In acigarette-making machine, the combination of a frame, a shaftmounted in said frame, a gear on said shaft, a sliding frame, a rack onsaid sliding frame with which said gear meshes to operate the frame, atobaccomold having a part moving transversely to the line of movement ofthe sliding frame, means for operating said mold part by said frame, amouthpiece, means for holding the Wrapper thereon operated from saidshaft, a plunger for moving the molded tobacco into the Wrapper, meansfor operating the same from said shaft, and means for releasing thewrapper also operated from said shaft, substantially as described.

4. In acigarette-making machine, the combination of a closed casing, ashaft mounted therein, a gear thereon, a sliding frame constituting apart of saidcasing and having a rack operated by said gear, atobacco-mold having a part movable transversely of said sliding frame, aprojection on said mold part WILHELM GOTTFRIED PEDERSEN. LUVIG ADLER.PETER NIOOLAI llOhST.

Witnesses:

JULEs BLoM, CHARLES HUDE.

